What color is #141413?

#141413 is a black, closest to the named color Sooty. It belongs to the black family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #141413?

The RGB value is 20, 20, 19: 20 red, 20 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #141413?

The complementary color is #131314, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #141413?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#141413 color

#141413 rgb(20, 20, 19)

Shades of black

The hex color #141413 is a black.

In the RGB color model it is made of 7.8% red, 7.8% green and 7.5% blue (20, 20, 19).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 3% saturation and 8% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 92% black.

The closest named color is Sooty (#141414), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.43:1).

#141413 color codes

HEX	`#141413`
RGB	`rgb(20, 20, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(7.8%, 7.8%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 3%, 8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 5%, 8%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 5%, 92%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(6.29, -0.22, 0.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(6.29, 0.64, 110.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(0.656, 0.696, 0.716)`
Decimal	`1315859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #141413, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #141413	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#141413 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #141413 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #141413; }
.text { color: #141413; }
.border { border: 2px solid #141413; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(20 20 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #141413, #141413); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #141413?: #141413 is a black, closest to the named color Sooty. It belongs to the black family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #141413?: The RGB value is 20, 20, 19: 20 red, 20 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #141413?: The complementary color is #131314, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #141413?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.14:1 and white text 18.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.